Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-12
between the county and city have not

Mr.. BENJAMIN B. Weisiger was
granted the privilege of the floor, and
appeared in the interest of the Old Do
minion Electric-Light and Power Com
pany. he said that the company only
asked permission to furnish light -
private consumers for residences,
Offices, stores, churches, &c; that
they would be pleased to fur.
nish street lights, too, but did
not ask the exclusive right to do Tins
Whether Manchester is annexed to
Richmond or not this will be a good
move, and he as a man mere interested
in Manchester where all or nearly OF
his interest lies than in the company IN
which-he holds but little interest,
hoped the Council would give the mat
ter its favorable consideration.
WHAT THE COMPANY PROPOSES.
Mr.. Weisiger had prepared a set Of
resolutions, which he would suggest
that the Council adopt. The Council
took recess of ten minutes, which was
spent in informal conversation, at the
expiration OF which, when the chair
was resumed, Mr.. Bradley offered the
resolutions proposed by Mr.. Weisiger,
which were amended SO as to read as
follows:
For the purpose Of onaoling the citizens OF
Manchester to utilize elo,.ri ..,y "a nn illnmi-
nation and source IL power Tor puphc anu pm
vaie advantage. il .s
Resoired by nc CouacH II Ne city ~ Nan
cIestor, ThaCthe Old Dominion Eleriric-Li;ht
and Power Company have, ana are nereDy'
Granted The exclusive right Gnt permission q
erect aud maintain poles Rad wires for electric
light aud power purposes IN tho city ot Man
chester on the following terms: Provided that
the Council shall have the right - coniraci
with any other company 20 erect poles ana
wires for lighting the streets al any timo IL
Tirst. that said poles shall only be erected
on such streets aud all - a. may bc necessary
for furnishing electric light or power to sub
scriheTs
second. That said poles shall he Of first
class chestnut or cedar timber, n0t loss than
twenty-five feet in length. and shall be kept IN
good order and neatly painted
Third That tho wirss used hy said compa-
ny for tho transmission OF electricity shall be
Of the test quality Of insulated copper wire
attached 20 the poles IN secure ana WO <
maplke manner, and in oil cases n metaI!c
circuit only shall be used.
Fourth. il l. understood and agreed that if
the Old Dominion ElecIric-Light and Power
Company shall fail 20 commence operations. o.
shall be unaile % Olcr 70 suhscribtfs IN lh'
city Of Manchester electricity for illumination
or power within slx months from the date OF
tho passage and approval Of this resolution
then and IN that case all OF the provisions Of
this act shall terminate and be considered null
and void.
THE PRESIDENT SPEAKS.
Mr. Leonard, the president Of the
company, spoke briefly in the IN
tclest of the scheme. and urged the
immediate adoption Of the resolution,
saving that the company desired to get
to work as soon as possible, and some
tine would necessarily be consumed In
canycssiug the city and making the
preliminary arrangements. lie said
that they proposed to furnish tn.
Thomson-Fouston light, which, he
claims. is the best in the world.
IN answer to questions pr0pou1de'
to lin. Mr.. Leonard said that they
will furnish either arc or incandescent
light, and OF such power as may be- de-
sired.
ACTION POSTPONED.
Mr.. Perdue (Mr. Bradley in the chair)
dtlat hc Thought it safer not to adopt
the resolutions then, as such hasty and
ill-adviscd acion mIght be repcnted Of
hereafter. Hc was fayombly inclined
toward the proposition, and would 10
all that he could to further its success
but there were sever objections to the
resolutions, which by consultation and
conference between a committee and
the representatives OF the company
might be ramedied 70 adopt them rs
they stood would put the city IN that
condition that for all time the COMPANY
might claim tie exclusive right to light
the city, ana the Council could do no
thing.
Mr.. Leonard offered to accept fiji
teen-years' privilege.
Mr. Fly moved thot a special com
mittce be appointed to consider the
matter and report at an adjourned meet
ing of the Council, to be held ncXt
week.
This motion prevailed, and Messrs
Perdue, O'Brien, and Bradley were
appointed as the committee.
A resolution was adopted providing
that when the Council adjourn 1t be to
meet next Wednesday night.
PETITIONS, &C..
The petition Of Lewis L. Clart
(colored), whose ten-year-old son wa
run over by the fire apparatus a few
days ago and had hi leg broken, asking
for some compensation from the city to
meet the expenses Of the boys sick
ness, to pay the doctors bill, &c., was
referred TO the Committee on Finance.
A petition from propcrty-owners IN
that vicinity asking that Sixteenth
street where it crosses Stockton be put
in GOOD and passable condition was
read and referred to the Committee on
Streets.
3 letter was read from a lady who
owns property at the corner OF Four
teenth and Bainbrilge streets, com
planning Of the recent cutting down OF
the street by which she alleges her
property was greatly damaged as it had
been by the same thing having been
done on two former occasions, and
asking that she be paid for the damages
done. Referred.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the pavement with brick OF the
sidewalk on Eleventh street from Hull
to cambridge.
Mr.. Ely gave notice that at Che next
meeting of the Council he would call
up the street-paying ordinance, and re
qucsted that there be full attendanco
at that time. Two members who had
promised to be present last night were
not there. The matter is IN important
one, and should be decided one way or
another.
WANTS MONTHLY REPORTS.
Mr.. Welsh wanted to know how
often the Treasurer is required t.
make reports to the Council.
Mr.. Perdue replied that he only re-
ports once year, but that his books
are always open to inspection by the
members of the Council.
Mr.. Welsh said that at the next meet
ing he would ask that the Council re
quire reports to be made oftener. ne
thought the people would like to know
monthly how the finances of the city
stand, and he had no doubt the ef
ficient Treasurer, Mr.. Bronaugh, would
be willing to give this information.
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